What is the test for changing the custody status quo on an interim custody motion?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Calabrese v Calabrese, 2016 ONSC 3077 (CanLII):

As Howden J. stated in Osama v. Sayegh, [2004] O.J. No. 3820 at para. 5: …generally, the custodial status quo will not be changed on an interim custody motion in the absence of compelling reasons indicating the necessity of a change to meet the children’s best interests;

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